Fraud/Misrepresentation

  1. Fraud/MisrepresentationSection 230

    OnlyFans “chatter” fraud case survives in part

    Plaintiffs were OnlyFans subscribers who paid to communicate directly with content creators on the platform. They sued OnlyFans operator Fenix International and a collection of . . .

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  2. Fraud/MisrepresentationLitigation

    Online IP enforcement case runs into difficulties

    A recent decision highlights some of the difficulties of enforcing patent rights concerning products on e-commerce platforms. Plaintiff sued defendants over product takedown notices defendants . . .

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  3. Fraud/Misrepresentation

    Online marketplace not liable for causing murder committed by criminal seller

    The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Colorado upheld the dismissal of a tort case brought against the operator of the website Letgo. The court . . .

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  4. ContractsCryptocurrency

    Exploiting blockchain software defect supports unjust enrichment claim

    Most court cases involving blockchain have to do with securities regulation or some other business aspect of what the parties are doing. The case of . . .

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  5. Fraud/MisrepresentationSection 230

    Intellectual property exception to CDA 230 immunity did not apply in case against Google

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  6. Fraud/Misrepresentation

    No fraud claim against VRBO over bogus listing because website terms did not guarantee prescreening

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  7. Computer CrimeFraud/Misrepresentation

    Facebook wins against alleged advertising fraudster

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  8. Fraud/Misrepresentation

    Lawsuit against Yelp over how it marketed its review filters can move forward

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  9. Fraud/Misrepresentation

    Court rules against woman accused of fraudulent misrepresentation for creating fake internet boyfriend

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  10. ContractsFirst Amendment

    Facebook victorious in lawsuit brought by kicked-off user

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